Researchers are once again trying to tackle a disease that sickens thousands of Pennsylvanians every year, and some volunteers in the Uniontown area are helping to test a new vaccine.The state’s thickly forested landscape is ripe with ticks, which carry Lyme disease, and the number of cases ...
The addition of 500 words to “The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary” seventh edition, released last week by Hasbro and Merriam-Webster, should make for some exciting and eyebrow-raising gameplay this holiday season.The dictionary’s expansion – which includes “dox,” the search for ...
The legacy of Capt. William Conwell, a ranger in the Revolutionary War, will go on forever.A ceremony to dedicate a marker for this patriot who once called Brownsville home took place Sept. 11 at the Conwell Cemetery on private land near Heisterberg in Luzerne Township.The Fort Necessity ...
An area legislator has introduced a bill that would allow individuals to voluntarily exclude themselves from the ability to purchase alcoholic beverages.“This bill is really important because I believe that it’s another resource those struggling with addiction will have ... to potentially ...
Two area community leaders are being honored for their work in Washington and Uniontown.The Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group has awarded Pam Kilgore and Don Homer Outstanding Community Leader Awards. The award recognizes individuals who have shown an outstanding commitment to ...
A warrant has been issued as a result of a domestic incident in Uniontown Saturday.Uniontown Police Lt. Tom Kolencik said city officers were called to a home on Mifflin Street shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday.Kolencik said the suspect, Jason Mills, allegedly fired shots in the home, prompting ...
